Footnotes

• Provenance: an American private collection
  
  Acclaimed Singaporean-Chinese artist Cheong Soo Pieng (Zhong Sibin, 1917-1983) experimented with the use of 'found objects' in his paintings, at times extending his canvases into three-dimensional works. A metal relief work dated to 1970 entitled 'Imagination' is in the collection of the National Art Gallery, Singapore, and was highlighted in the retrospective exhibition Cheong Soo Pieng: Bridging Worlds held at the Singapore Art Museum from September 15 to December 26, 2010.
  
  In this current work 'Lady and Bird', Cheong utilised various metals and other 'found materials' to fashion one of his most beloved motifs of a Balinese lady. Copper plates, shavings, hammered metals, wire mesh, and painted paper were all combined to form this rare sculptural relief. It showcases the artist's command of sculptural media, as well as his creativity in expanding the traditional parameters of painting.
  
  鍾泗賓 美人與鳥 複合媒體 木框 一九六九年作
  
  背面簽名： Soo Pieng, 1969
  背面附畫廊標簽
  
  來源：美國私人收藏
  
  著名新加坡華裔畫家鍾泗賓於作畫生涯中， 經常採用拾物為創作材料， 令平面畫作充滿立體感。 鍾氏之1970年金屬浮雕名作'Imagination'〈假想〉， 現藏新加坡國家美術館， 並曾於2010年9月15日至12月26日新加坡美術館之「鍾泗賓回顧展」Cheong Soo Pieng: Bridging Worlds展出。
  
  此幅〈美人與鳥〉為罕見之鍾泗賓浮雕畫。畫家採用不同金屬及其它拾物，例如銅片、銅刨絲、錘打金屬、鐵網、塗紙等等，構成鍾氏最受歡迎之繪畫題材「峇里女郎」。本作超越傳統平面畫的規範，並充分突出鍾氏對雕塑材料之熟悉與鐘愛。

Saleroom notices

• This painting was signed Soo Pieng in Chinese.
  畫作正面簽名：泗賓